USD Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

University of San Diego School of Law's 2027 tuition & fees is $70,091 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 3.45% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $37,919. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of University of San Diego School of Law is $108,010.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for University of San Diego School of Law.

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The average GPA is 3.84 and the average LSAT score is 163 for 2027 University of San Diego School of Law admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 230 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 238 students including both full-time and part-time status.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 4,241 students have applied to University of San Diego School of Law and 997 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 239 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 23.51% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 23.97% at University of San Diego School of Law. With 1 pre-admitted students, total 240 first-year students enrolled in University of San Diego School of Law.

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At University of San Diego School of Law, 91.06% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $32,000. 3.51% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 44.59% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at University of San Diego School of Law costs and financial aid page.

University of San Diego School of Law enrolled 240 first-year students in total. Among them, 92.08% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 141 White, 22 Asian, 2 Black or African American, 40 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 81 male and 138 female students enrolled at University of San Diego School of Law.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 58.75%, followed by Hispanics with 16.67%.

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2026 Enrollment by Race

Last year, total 245 students took the bar exam first time at University of San Diego School of Law. Among them, 187 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 76.33%. For reference, the average pass rate at California law schools is 72.49%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at University of San Diego School of Law.

In 2025, 224 students graduated from University of San Diego School of Law. Of them, 188 graduates employed where bar passage required and 18 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 209 graduates employed as full-time and 7 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at University of San Diego School of Law employement summary page.